Name
of the beach: Red Island (Crveni otok)Location of the beach: Rovinj

Submitted in October 2009 by Richard P from UK

How to get there: n/a

Facilities at the beach

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no

Mark: 3 (1-lowest, 5-highest)

Description:
Very few naked people now. Frankly disappointing. Just overpill from the expensive hotel on the other island. Croatia is not how it used to be.

Thanks Richard P for this report.

Submitted
on
August 10, 2004 by a visitor
from Ireland

How
to get there: Take a boat from the town of Rovinj,
approx two boats an hour. But if you are staying
at the Hotel Sol Club Istra walk across the sea
path across from the Hotel.

Facilities
at the beach

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no

Mark:
4 (1-lowest, 5-highest)

Description:
Red Island is a small pleasant island, its parameter
is approx 1 mile, its pebbly and rocky and there
are plenty of pretty and secluded areas for nude
bathing although the Island itself is FKK so you
can walk round the island completety bare if you
like. The bar and restaurant are excellent and the
views are lovely. Make sure you pack some sea sandals
as you can look quite funny walking out of the sea
avoiding those rough pebbles under your feet.
All round though very nice and strongly recommended
and if you love swimming the sea is very clear and
warm.

Thanks
visitorfor
this report.

Submitted
on August, 27, 2003 by:
Deryck & Fran Johnson, Essex, UK

How to get there: On foot across the causeway
from the Hotel Istra on St. Andrea island.

Facilities
at the beach

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no

Mark:
1 (1-lowest, 5-highest)

Description:
Unfortunately Red Island (St. Andrea & Maskin) has
undergone a recent transformation due to the weather
and the increase in tourist traffic such that the
landscape and the visitors have changed roles.

A violent storm 2002 denuded the island of almost
all of its mature trees thus removing most of the
shade. It is therefore rather barren and many people
now take their sunshades and stands.

Whilst the island has become denuded, its visitors
have become predominantly textile. Although the
island is FKK designated, the entrance sign on the
causeway is mainly ignored by the numerous tourists
coming over by the boat-load throughout the day
and the fleet of Italian motor cruisers who moor
off-shore and then swim from the rocks. There is
now insufficient room for the textiles on St. Andrea
so they have spread along the causeway onto Maskin
and then gone in both directions. Naturists have
effectively been pushed into three small enclaves
but even there you will find unenlightened textile
family parties setting up camp around you. Although
I was happy to walk parts of the perimeter path
in the nude I only saw three other people doing
it during the whole week. Everyone else was clothed.
A great shame, but it looks as if this is one site
we are close to losing.

Having said that however, the swimming in warm crystal
clear waters is beautiful but access to the sea
can be a bit precarious over the huge barnacled
rocks. Definitley not a place for paddlers and strolling
around.

This is our experience during the high season and
things may be much more pleasant at other times
of the year.

How
to get there: Take a boat from the town of Rovinj,
approx two boats an hour. But if you are staying
at the Hotel Sol Club Istra walk across the sea
path across from the Hotel.

Facilities
at the beach

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no

Mark:
4 (1-lowest, 5-highest)

Description:
Red Island is a small pleasant island, its parameter
is approx 1 mile, its pebbly and rocky and there
are plenty of pretty and secluded areas for nude
bathing although the Island itself is FKK so you
can walk round the island completety bare if you
like. The bar and restaurant are excellent and the
views are lovely. Make sure you pack some sea sandals
as you can look quite funny walking out of the sea
avoiding those rough pebbles under your feet.
All round though very nice and strongly recommended
and if you love swimming the sea is very clear and
warm.